Devotional

Christmas is now behind us and it's time to start thinking about New Year's resolutions. People get all amped up about things they want to accomplish in the next year and while we usually have great intentions, it doesn't take…

One of our Christmas Eve traditions, after attending church, is that the family gathers together and we bring in Chinese carry-out for everyone. I am sure that it sounds odd, but that isn't the first and won't be the last…

Back in 1998, Tom Hanks starred in the famous movie "Saving Private Ryan". The story was set in WWII and depicted the carnage of war and what a group of military personnel went through to bring home a soldier from…

Something really unusual happened to me this morning. In fact, it was so unusual that I felt a little weird. But in order to get the full effect, it's probably best that I tell you the back story. So here…

The press is abuzz with a verdict that was handed down in Texas earlier this week regarding the case of a teenager who killed four pedestrians and injured two others while he was intoxicated and behind the wheel of a…

We just got home from a holiday dinner that we celebrated with people from work. In fact, this is something of a hectic week. Since our trip to Dallas was cancelled this past week-end, our lives have been a whirlwind.…

Most days during the work week, I spend time near downtown Indianapolis working on projects for a client. And every once in a while, I head down the street to have lunch at a famous Italian restaurant that has been…

Janet periodically comes up with something interesting for me to write about and today is one of those days. She was glancing at a magazine and noted a column on some fun facts about winter and the holidays. For example,…

Seventy two years ago yesterday, December 7, 1941, the Japanese launched their famous attack on Pearl Harbor in Hawaii. The next day the United States, under the leadership of President Franklin D. Roosevelt, declared war on Japan. Unquestionably, as has…

Way back in 1893, my mother's father was born. I don't know that we even have an idea of where he was born, or to be honest about it, what date. We have it narrowed down to either December 3rd…